after a new try to cdrdao the output was: $: sudo cdrdao blank --device /dev/sr0
Cdrdao version 1.2.3 - (C) Andreas Mueller <[email protected]> /dev/sr0: Slimtype DVD A DS8A4SH Rev: CA11 Using driver: Generic SCSI-3/MMC - Version 2.0 (options 0x0000) Blanking disk... ERROR: Cannot erase CD-RW. ERROR: Blanking failed. after that, ubuntu recognizes my CD-RE and I can burn it with brasero -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to brasero in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1033153 Title: ubuntu does not recognize CD-RW media Status in “brasero” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In Ubuntu 12.04 brasero does not recognize CD-RW media. Tools -> Blank shows 'No disc available' Help -> About reports version 3.4.1 Media is known 'good' Maxell High Speed disc, previously formatted and used. Other apps (k3b and xfburn) recognize and format this media. Also, brasero under current LMDE (Debian Wheezy) exhibits same symptom (version not yet available). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/1033153/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

